The selectors have stuck with the original list of 14 players, who beat the West Indies 2-0, for a five-match series set to get under way at Lord’s on Friday.

Captain Alastair Cook , who along with Ravi Bopara has been released to play in Essex’s floodlit match against Australia at Chelmsford tonight, admitted last week that England’s Ashes rivals, the last team to beat them on these shores, back in September 2009, represent a significant measure of their 50-over progress, describing it as ‘a big series for us as a one-day team’.

National selector Geoff Miller echoed those thoughts after yesterday’s squad announcement, saying: ‘Playing against the No.1-ranked one-day side in the world is an excellent test for us as we look to keep steadily improving before next summer’s Champions Trophy and the 2015 World Cup.’

England could be forced into one change during the series with the funeral of Surrey’s Tom Maynard taking place in Cardiff on July 4, the same day as the third ODI in Birmingham.

Maynard’s Surrey team-mate and close friend Jade Dernbach left the squad last week following the news and could be again granted leave to travel to Cardiff.